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A Christmas Carol

admin12 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:50:01 +0000

“Christmas? Bah Humbug!” It’s Christmas Eve and the mean and penny pinching Ebenezer Scrooge is in his usual bad mood.

But the miserable miser is about to have a life-changing night when the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future turn up to remind him about the true spirit of the festive season.

This collection brings together not only Dickens’ classic tale of Scrooge but also three more of his Christmas classics: The Christmas Tree, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Heath.

Hard Times

admin12 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:17:18 +0000

In Hard Times, Charles Dickens takes us to Coketown, a typical northern mill town in Victorian England, to expose the misery of the industrial revolution.

Oliver Twist

admin12 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:58:49 +0000

Born into poverty, Oliver Twist grows up in the miserable confines of a Victorian workhouse but when he dares to ask for more food, his troubles really start.

Great Expectations

admin12 — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:37:18 +0000

After meeting the well-to-do Miss Havisham, the young orphan Pip dreams of a better life as a wealthy gentleman. So when a mysterious inheritance comes his way he embraces the life he always dreamt of, but will his dream live up to his great expectations?

A Tale of Two Cities

admin12 — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:04:57 +0000

Telling the story of the French Revolution through the eyes of individuals swept up in the epoch-making events that surround them, A Tale of Two Cities is both historical and personal – a tale of love, redemption and sacrifice in one of history’s defining moments.

David Copperfield

admin12 — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:36:46 +0000

Born after his father’s death, David Copperfield’s childhood in Victoria London is a tough and impoverished one. But despite run-ins with his stepfather and the devious Uriah Heep, his optimism and perseverance eventually help him triumph in what Tolstoy regarded as Dickens’ greatest work.

Christmas Stories

admin12 — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:03:34 +0000

Bringing together the classic Christmas stories written by Dickens between 1850 to 1853, this volume captures the magic of holiday with stories such as A Christmas Tree, What Christmas is as we Grow Older, and The Child’s Story.

Oliver Twist

admin12 — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:23:54 +0000

Born into poverty, Oliver Twist grows up in the miserable confines of a Victorian workhouse but when he dares to ask for more food, his troubles really start.

Hard Times

admin12 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:11:57 +0000

In Hard Times, Charles Dickens takes us to Coketown, a typical northern mill town in Victorian England, to expose the misery of the industrial revolution.

Bleak House

admin12 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:08:35 +0000

"The one great principle of the English law is, to make business for itself. There is no other principle distinctly, certainly, and consistently maintained through all its narrow turnings."